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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 07, 1945
Page
3
Air Vice Marshal Frank McGill announced that the RCAF Sixth Overseas Bomber Group will begin returning to Canada by air. The Lancasters will transport crews, equipment, and key ground staff, with the operation completed by autumn. He noted potential redeployment to Pacific bases after regrouping in Canada.
The Soviet Union calls all eighth and ninth graders aged 15 and 16 into mandatory military training. Lt. Gen. N N Pronin, head of general training, says the peacetime program will be stronger than wartime efforts and aims for full participation across these youths. Training will be led by veterans of the Second Great War, following the graduation of the 17-year-old seventh class preparing for officer specialties.
Regional oil controller offices across Canada take over June 1 handling and issuing all gasoline ration books. Previously provincial issuers provided AA books and Munitions Department managed special categories. The oil control offices centralize book issuance.
Dutch war minister James M. De Buoy urged rapid reorganization of the Netherlands armed forces. He said the army of about 200000 men would participate in the fight against Japan, a plan broadcast by ABSIE via the Office of War Information. The 5th Army in Italy reported finding more German dumps in northern Italy with almost complete rations to feed Nazi prisoners.
Prime Minister Mackenzie King says provisional plans arrange the return within six months of all Canadian service personnel abroad more than four years except occupation troops and key personnel. Casualties to be home by July 31. about 35 000 to join occupation forces in Germany. Repatriation includes 30 000 dependents and naval ships to repatriate own personnel. En route facts on shipping, air transport, and hospital ships Lady Nelson and Letitia. London and Cairo notes on new directions in directories and Syria protest.
Chief electoral officer Jules Castenguay clarified that honorably discharged volunteer servicemen under 21 can vote in the Dominion election on June 11. They must present proof of at least six months service at the nearest navy army or air force election officer to cast ballots. Navy veterans vote at the navy bureau. others vote with their service.
H H Bloom Ottawa administrator of farm machinery for the prices board announced a re allocation of material to raise production by about 30 percent for the 1946 farm year. Rationing of implements would continue through 1945 to ensure fair distribution, with noticeable supply increases not expected until next year.
Prime Minister Churchill reported to Parliament that British empire forces suffered 1 128 315 casualties from the war through end February 1945, with 307 201 killed. Civilian losses were 60 585 killed and 86 175 seriously injured, plus about 150 000 slightly injured. Defence HQ in Ottawa gave Canada total 102 875 casualties up to May 7, 1945, including 37 206 dead.
Ottawa announces a survey to be completed by July 1 in chief industrial centers of employment to identify where women can be trained. The move follows recommendations from L. E. Westman and Mrs. Rex Eaton, associate selective service directors.
Surface air raid shelters in London are being removed. Brick structures with concrete roofs were shattered when a traveling crane dropped a huge chunk of granite onto them.
Prime Minister Churchill suggested Britons show appreciation to empire servicemen by extending hospitality during their stay in Britain. Sir Jocelyn Lucas proposed a parade through London, but Churchill noted most empire troops in Britain are returned POWs eager to go home, making a parade difficult though not dismissed.
President Truman invited former President Herbert Hoover to the White House for a conference on Europe’s food situation. Hoover, who led food administration efforts in the First World War, has traveled to Europe to aid feeding Belgium and other nations. A secretary said the president believed Hoover could offer valuable information.
A Yokohama air raid devastated the port leaving 60 000 houses destroyed and 250 000 residents displaced. Tokyo officials including ex-premiers and Admirals were referenced as the nation faced intensified war anxieties and disrupted communications.
Preparations for the seventh Empire Youth Sunday proceed with June 10 chosen. The Canadian Committee, representing all churches and nine provincial education departments, emphasizes spiritual mobilization and the postwar shaping of youth. A speech by a Royal Forces member at Westminster Abbey may headline the broadcast.
Lord Vansittart urged creation of an inter Allied panel of scientists to control or prevent German use of deadly discoveries. He warned the science of destruction already threatens civilization and said bringing V weapons into action earlier could have ended the island or civilization.
A World War II era B 29 Superfortress carries gasoline tanks with a capacity that could fuel the average civilian automobile for nine years, illustrating the aircraft’s vast fuel load and endurance.
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